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Re: Revoke the right to enter BNSF property
Author: Carol L. Voss
Date: 10-02-2012 - 17:57
Michael Mahoney Wrote:
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> My take on it: The driver had probably been up
> since about 4 a.m. and was trying to get in one
> more load. The site was about halfway between
> Hanford and Corcoran; the train may have been
> going line speed of 79 mph, but at some point it
> was going to have to slow for the stop at
> Corcoran.
>
> The driver unquestionably saw the train, but saw
> that it was short and moving fast. Drivers don't
> like to make unnecessary stops, especially if they
> are buying their own fuel. He saw that, if he
> stopped at the gate, by the time he got there the
> train would have passed and the gate would be
> going up. So why not cruise past the gate at 15
> mph or so and save a stop? By the time the truck
> gets to the track the train will have passed.
>
> Except that it hadn't. By the time the driver saw
> this, it was too late to stop.
>
> Quite aside from paying for the thing, I'm
> thinking of a charge of reckless driving resulting
> in injury. A conviction on that charge will
> probably mean a revocation of his driving
> privilege, and he will have to find some other
> line of work.
I think you have probably hit this squarely right on the nailhead. I agree with your analysis.
C.
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> My take on it: The driver had probably been up
> since about 4 a.m. and was trying to get in one
> more load. The site was about halfway between
> Hanford and Corcoran; the train may have been
> going line speed of 79 mph, but at some point it
> was going to have to slow for the stop at
> Corcoran.
>
> The driver unquestionably saw the train, but saw
> that it was short and moving fast. Drivers don't
> like to make unnecessary stops, especially if they
> are buying their own fuel. He saw that, if he
> stopped at the gate, by the time he got there the
> train would have passed and the gate would be
> going up. So why not cruise past the gate at 15
> mph or so and save a stop? By the time the truck
> gets to the track the train will have passed.
>
> Except that it hadn't. By the time the driver saw
> this, it was too late to stop.
>
> Quite aside from paying for the thing, I'm
> thinking of a charge of reckless driving resulting
> in injury. A conviction on that charge will
> probably mean a revocation of his driving
> privilege, and he will have to find some other
> line of work.
I think you have probably hit this squarely right on the nailhead. I agree with your analysis.
C.
